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Ernest Ruiz, founder of HCMC's emergency care practice, dies at 89

The practice was one of the country's first — and helped create a new field of medicine.

Tony Hsieh, retired Zappos CEO, dies at 46 after house fire

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Tony Hsieh, the retired CEO of Las Vegas-based online shoe retailer Zappos.com, who spent years working to transform the city's downtown area, has died. He was 46.

The Latest: Researchers urge Arizona shutdown, mask mandate

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University of Arizona researchers say the current surge in the coronavirus outbreak will present the state with a hospital crisis that could become a disaster unless the state takes steps such as ordering a three-week stay-home shutdown and implementing a statewide mask mandate.

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Nation
November 27

Georgia Aquarium's largest female whale shark dies

The largest female whale shark at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta has died.
National
November 27

The Latest: Illinois surpasses 12,000 deaths from COVID-19

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois has risen above 12,000 deaths from COVID-19, while also surpassing the 700,000 mark for confirmed coronavirus infections.
Local
November 26

Beverly Nilsson, nurse and educator, dies at 89

Decades ago, in one of her first jobs as a registered nurse, Beverly Nilsson was caring for homeless men in an open ward at a…
Business
November 26
James Wolfensohn, who served as the president of the World Bank for 10 years, died Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020, at his home in New York. He was 86.

James Wolfensohn, former World Bank president, dies at 86

James Wolfensohn, who served as the president of the World Bank for 10 years and was a guiding force for a couple of the most well-known cultural institutions in the U.S., has died. He was 86.
East Metro
November 25

Longtime North St. Paul basketball and softball coach Erickson dies at 80

He is a member of the Minnesota Girls' Basketball Coaches Association and the Minnesota Softball Coaches Association halls of fame.
Coronavirus
November 25
The Rev. Jeff Walther of Esko, Minn.

Lutheran pastor who combined his loves of ministry and nature dies of COVID-19 complications at age 58

The Rev. Jeff Walther, of Esko, Minn., died Oct. 25 of COVID-19 complications at Essentia Health-St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth.
Coronavirus
November 25

Obituaries: Minnesotans who have died from COVID-19

 
Coronavirus
November 24
Seymour "Sy" Schuster.

Carleton Professor Sy Schuster, trailblazer for diversity, dies at 94

The accomplished math professor, mentor and social justice activist died just days after contracting COVID-19.
National
November 24
Former New York City Mayor David Dinkins raises his fist during the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Thursday, July 28

New York City's first Black mayor, David Dinkins, dies at 93

Few American leaders have faced the battery of urban ills that confronted David Dinkins when he became New York City's first Black mayor in 1990.
Stage & Arts
November 24

Helen LaFrance, who painted rural memories, dies at 101

A prominent Black Kentucky artist whose painted memories of rural life in Kentucky are featured in U.S. and European museums and in the collections of well-known personalities including Oprah Winfrey, has died. Helen LaFrance was 101 years old.
TV & Media
November 24

David Holwerk, who helped newspaper win Pulitzer, dies at 73

David Holwerk, a former editorial-page editor whose decision-making helped the Lexington Herald-Leader win a Pulitzer Prize, has died. He was 73.
Books
November 24
For 22 years, Carol Connolly hosted "Readings by Writers," a monthly writers series that hosted new and established writers, literary greats and humor

Carol Connolly, St. Paul's first poet laureate, dies at 85

With her red bob haircut, trademark round eyeglasses and black turtleneck sweater, Carol Connolly was a welcome and unmistakable fixture at literary events around the…
Local
November 23

Charles Foye, the longtime bishop at Christ Temple Apostolic Church, dies

When Suzanne Kelly thinks of stories that exemplify her father, the first ones that come to mind have nothing to do with the challenges of…
Local
November 23

'Legendary' University of Minnesota law professor C. Robert 'Bob' Morris dies at 92

Bob Morris loved nothing more than to mingle with his fellow University of Minnesota faculty and take promising law students under his wing.Morris taught torts,…
Local
November 22
Joan Drury

Joan Drury, a Minnesota literary and philanthropy leader, dies at 75

Joan Drury once described the convergence of feminism and words as "nirvana.""That's the perfect place for me to be, because it's my two largest passions…
Local
November 22
Hal Greenwood

Hal Greenwood, S&L figure and leader in Grand Marais, dies at 89

Harold "Hal" Greenwood, the former president and CEO of Midwest Federal Savings and Loan and a central figure in the savings and loan crisis of…
Music
November 22

Bruce Swedien, Grammy-winning engineer of 'Thriller,' dies

Bruce Swedien, a five-time Grammy-winning audio engineer who collaborated with Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones, has died. He was 86.
Variety
November 21

COVID-19 deaths of Serbian clerics highlight virus worries

one who died weeks after presiding over the funeral of the other — are raising questions about whether some religious institutions are doing enough to slow the spread of the virus.
Books
November 21
Jan Morris in Criccieth, Wales, March 13, 2018.

Jan Morris, author and transgender pioneer, dies at 94

Jan Morris, the celebrated journalist, historian, world traveler and fiction writer who in middle age became a pioneer of the transgender movement, has died at 94.
Local
November 20

Mary S. White, longtime Minnesota peace activist, dies at 87

In the fall of 1981, 10 women gathered at Loretta's Tea Room in south Minneapolis to discuss the formation of a new antiwar organization, Women…
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